APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. ______________ C.M.S.
RESOLUTION: (1) AUTHORIZING THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO
ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH LN CURTIS & SONS, INC. FOR
THE PURCHASE OF FIREFIGHTER EQUIPMENT FOR A THREE YEAR
TERM IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED ONE MILLION FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1,500,000), WIT H AN OPTION TO
EXTEND THE AGREEMENT UP TO TWO YEARS IN AN AMOUNT NOT
TO EXCEED F IVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($500,000) PER
YEAR, WITHOUT RETURNING TO COUNCIL, FOR A TOTAL
CONTRACT AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED ($2,500,000) OVER THE
POSSIBLE FIVE YEAR TERM; AND (2) WAIVING THE ADVERTISING
AND COMPETITIVE BIDDING PROCESS REQUIREMENTS
WHEREAS, Firefighter safety clothing, equipment, tools, and supplies are essential to the performance firefighting duties and the overall health/wellness of firefighter personnel; and
WHEREAS, the Oakland Fire Department (OFD) is required to provide equipment, tools, equipment and safety gear to its workforce; and
WHEREAS, LN Curtis & Sons, Inc. is the only Northern California distributor of a comprehensive selection of firefighter equipment, tools, supplies, and safety gear; and
WHEREAS, Oakland Municipal Code section 2.04.050.1.5 permits the Council to waive the advertising and bidding requirements upon a finding that it is in the best interest of the City to do so; and
WHEREAS, staff recommends that it is in the best interest of the City to waive the advertising and bidding requirements process and the Local and Small Local Business Enterprise requirements so that the City can enter into agreement with LN Curtis (located in Dublin, California) because they are the only vendor in Northern California that can readily provide a full selection of firefighting equipment, tools, supplies, and safety gear; and
WHEREAS, that the funds for FY 2026 shall be drawn from available Oakland Fire Department budgeted funds in the General Purposes Fund (1010), Support Services Org (20816), Administrative Project (1000009), Emergency Response Support Services Program
2 (PS26) and funding for the future years of the contract is contingent upon appropriation in future budget cycles; now, therefore be it
RESOLVED, that the City Administrator or his designee is hereby authorized to enter into a three-year purchase agreement with LN Curtis in an amount not to exceed $1,500,000 for the purchase of equipment, tools, supplies, and safety gear; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Administrator or his designee is also authorized to extend the agreement with LN Curtis & Sons, Inc. for two years at an annual amount of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000), and without return to Council, for a total amount not-to-exceed of two million five hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000) for the possible five-year term; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the Council finds that pursuant to Oakland Municipal Code sections 2.04.050.I.5, for the reasons stated above and in the City Administrator's report accompanying this resolution, that it is in the best interests of the City to waive the advertising and bidding requirements and so waives such requirements; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Administrator or his designee is hereby authorized to complete all required negotiations, certifications, assurances, and documentation required to accept, modify, extend and/or amend this agreement; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Attorney shall review and approve said agreement to form and legality and copies of said agreement shall be filed with the Office of the City Clerk.
IN COUNCIL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA,
PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES - BROWN, FIFE, GALLO, HOUSTON, RAMACHANDRAN, UNGER, WANG, AND
PRESIDENT JENKINS
NOES –
ABSENT –
ABSTENTION –
ATTEST:
ASHA REED
City Clerk and Clerk of the Council of the
3466838/AS City of Oakland, California